Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old.
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In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
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I have been surfing since I was six years old.
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We lived on isolated farms and ranches, far from anybody, and when I was young I knew very few other kids, so I lived to a great extent in my imagination.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things.
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The blush is beautiful, but it is sometimes convenient.
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If I can't drive my old pickup to wherever I'm going, well, chances are good that I just won't go.
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Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.
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My go-to jeans are old Levi's I've gotten from boyfriends; they're worn-in and really yummy and perfect.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
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Sometimes when it comes to the iconic kind of moments, when I read the script for the first time, you get little goose bumps or something because it really is kind of exciting.
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I came to Hollywood determined to follow in Jean Harlow's footsteps, but I was determined not to die young. My hope was to endure. And endure I have.
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I was very young during 'Chachi 420' and don't remember much now.
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Sometimes you feel you have the truth of a moment in your hand, then it slips through your fingers and is lost.
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Sometimes you should just put down the computer, the phone, and walk away.
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As the years passed in my village, I witnessed poorly educated young men leaving to seek the greater comforts and liberations of big cities. I would see them on my visits to Delhi.
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When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.
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Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
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The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
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What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity. ... I can offer still another answer: 'Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem'.
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You had to stay awake married to Humphrey Bogart. Every time I thought I could relax and do everything I wanted, he'd buck. There was no way to predict his reactions, no matter how well I knew him. As he'd said before our wedding, he expected to be happily married and stay that way, but he never expected to settle down. He liked keeping people off balance. He was good for me -- I could never be quite sure what he would do.
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To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old.
